Bernini's Water Fountains

Bernini's Water Fountains There are countless famous water fountains in Rome’s city center. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, one of the finest sculptors and artists of the 17th century planned, created and produced virtually all of them. Bernini's Water Fountains 4885635664604401.jpg

Also a city architect, he had skills as a water fountain developer, and marks of his life's work are evident throughout the avenues of Rome. A famous Florentine sculptor, Bernini's father guided his young son, and they eventually transferred to Rome to thoroughly exhibit their art, primarily in the form of community water features and water fountains. An diligent employee, the young Bernini acquired praise and patronage of many popes and important artists. His sculpture was initially his claim to glory. Working seamlessly with Roman marble, he utilized a base of knowledge in the ancient Greek architecture, most especially in the Vatican. Though many artists impacted his artistic endeavors, Michelangelo affected him the most.

"Primitive" Greek Artistry: Garden Statuary

"Primitive" Greek Artistry: Garden Statuary The primitive Greeks manufactured the first freestanding statuary, an awesome achievement as most sculptures up until then had been reliefs cut into walls and pillars.

Most of the freestanding statues were of youthful, winsome male or female (kore) Greeks and are called kouros figures. The kouroi were seen by the Greeks to embody beauty and were sculpted with one foot leading and an uncompromising firmness to their forward-facing poses; the male statues were always strapping, brawny, and nude. The kouroi started to be life-sized beginning in 650 BC. The Archaic period was turbulent for the Greeks as they evolved into more refined forms of federal government and art, and acquired more information about the peoples and societies outside of Greece. Equivalent to many other times of historical conflict, disputes were commonplace, and there were struggles between city-states like The Arcadian wars, the Spartan invasion of Samos.

The Function of Hydrostatics In The Design Of Public Fountains

The Function of Hydrostatics In The Design Of Public Fountains When in equilibrium, liquid applies power to its container or any other material it comes in contact with. The force employed falls into one of two categories: external force or hydrostatic energy. When pushing against a level wall, the fluid applies equal force at different points on the wall. Function Hydrostatics Design Public Fountains 5071406908281454.jpg

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Liquid in equilibrium will employ vertical pressure at every point of an object’s exterior when that subject is fully submerged in the liquid. These vertical forces are buoyancy, and the concept on its own is more fully explained by Archimedes’principle. Generally, hydrostatic pressure on a point of liquid is a product of the hydrostatic force applied on it. A city’s water supply system, fountains, and artesian wells are all samples of the application of these principles on containers.